SPINACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPINACEOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPINACEOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPINACEOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPINACEOUS
No single letter turns SPINACEOUS into another word.
How SPINACEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPINACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPINACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPINACEOUS
- SPINACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SPINACEOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
- SPINACEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SPINACEOUS
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Common questions about SPINACEOUS
- Is SPINACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPINACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is SPINACEOUS worth?
- SPINACEOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPINACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SPINACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPINACEOUS:
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